What color is #EAD8A8?

#EAD8A8 is a light, moderate orange, closest to the named color Beeswax. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EAD8A8?

The RGB value is 234, 216, 168: 234 red, 216 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EAD8A8?

The complementary color is #A8BAEA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EAD8A8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.89:1 and white text 1.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EAD8A8 color

#EAD8A8 rgb(234, 216, 168)

Shades of beige

The hex color #EAD8A8 is a light, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 91.8% red, 84.7% green and 65.9% blue (234, 216, 168).

Its hue angle is 44°, with 61% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 28% yellow and 8% black.

The closest named color is Beeswax (#E9D7AB), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.89:1).

#EAD8A8 color codes

HEX	`#EAD8A8`
RGB	`rgb(234, 216, 168)`
RGB percent	`rgb(91.8%, 84.7%, 65.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(44, 61%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(44, 28%, 92%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 28%, 8%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.72, -0.98, 25.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.72, 25.98, 92.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(65.556, 69.433, 46.987)`
Decimal	`15390888`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EAD8A8, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #EAD8A8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.89:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EAD8A8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.89:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #EAD8A8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ead8a8; }
.text { color: #ead8a8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ead8a8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(234 216 168 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ead8a8, #dbeaa8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wheat.

Questions

What color is #EAD8A8?: #EAD8A8 is a light, moderate orange, closest to the named color Beeswax. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EAD8A8?: The RGB value is 234, 216, 168: 234 red, 216 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EAD8A8?: The complementary color is #A8BAEA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EAD8A8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.89:1 and white text 1.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.